For the (wealthy) Andy Warhol fanatic, Bond no. 9's “Andy Warhol Lexington Avenue Shoe Extravaganza….A larger-than-life-size limited-edition shoe, containing three bottles of Andy Warhol Lexington Avenue – the latest in Bond No. 9’s series of Warhol perfumes”. Artist Joseph Pastor has created a 3D replica of a drawing from Warhol's A La Recherche du Shoe Perdu, and Bond added the bottles. $1300 at Bond no. 9 or Saks Fifth Avenue…
Coming this month from Diptyque, a new travel spray system in the fragrances Tam Dao, Philosykos and L'Ombre dans L'Eau:
Your favorite eau de toilette goes everywhere in its simple, oval-shaped, black Bakelite spray. The top of the clever magnetized cap…
There will be a sale on Diptyque merchandise starting tomorrow in New York City:
Discontinued merchandise (candles, room sprays, eaux de toilette, soaps, gels, etc.) at discounts of 50% to 90% off.
Wednesday, July 30 through Friday, July 31, 10 AM–5 PM
Friday, August 1, 10 AM–3 PM
11 E. 26th St., Ste. 600, between Madison and Fifth Aves.
Cash and credit cards accepted; no checks, no returns.
Thanks to Jessica for the tip! (Update: Jessica found the sale via Lucky Magazine's Beauty Department blog)
Diptyque (2007), written by perfume author Elisabeth de Feydeau, is perhaps best described as a tribute to three friends who got together by chance, and went on to create a business with a very distinct signature. Although they came from different backgrounds, they shared a passion for art and design, and had the same views on aesthetics and presentation. This beautifully illustrated book traces back the history of Diptyque and its founders, giving an elaborate reconstruction of one of the most remarkable cult brands in perfumery.
Desmond Knox-Leet, Yves Coueslant and Christiane Gautrot opened their first shop in 1961, on the Boulevard Saint-Germain in Paris, where they initially sold plain and printed furnishing fabrics. The former lingerie store at number 34 was located near Place Maubert, and just a few steps away from the Piscine Pontoise, a well-known public swimming pool. That corner of the fifth arrondissement (Left Bank) was still a working-class area in those days, which meant that it was affordable for young entrepeneurs…
This year marks the 40th anniversary of Diptyque's first fragrance, L'Eau, originally introduced in 1968. To celebrate, the line has launched a trio of unisex colognes: L'Eau de L'Eau, L'Eau des Hesperides and L'Eau de Neroli. All three were developed by perfumer Olivier Pescheux.
L’Eau de L’Eau pays homage to L'Eau (go ahead, translate that in your head), which was said, in turn, to have been based on a 16th century potpourri recipe. I haven't tried L'Eau in some years; my testing notes, probably written in late 2003 or early 2004, say “it is warm and spicy but sheer at the same time: an almost aqueous feeling: potpourri under water. Very nice, would absolutely never wear it.” My tastes have expanded pretty dramatically since then…